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Information & Resources
We have provided links to a number of community and online resources, organized by the categories below. The Friends Depression Education Resource Center (FDERC), located in the east end of the Rachel Upjohn Building Atrium, also provides a wide array of educational materials, including a library that lends books, videos, and other resources. If there are additional resources you think may be beneficial to add to our database, please contact us.
Please reference the following pages for resources related to specific topics: Anti-racism, COVID-19, and Thriving Childcare
Select a specific category by clicking the corresponding tab below:
- National Perinatal Association – Essential Information and Resources for the Perinatal Community
- Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA) – Maternal Mental Health Resources: A starting place for finding resources for women and families affected by maternal mental health challenges.
- Postpartum Progress – The most widely-read blog on postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth, with comprehensive information on a wide variety of topics.
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) – Weekly online support meetings including: Perinatal Mood Support Group, NICU Parents, and Military Moms.
- Lifeline4Moms – Action Plan for Mood Changes during Pregnancy or After Giving Birth
- Lifeline4Moms – How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider
- Lifeline4Moms – Self-Care Plan
- MotherToBaby Podcast – Host Chris Stallman, a mom-of-four, genetic counselor, and MotherToBaby information specialist, answers your burning questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center – “Lift the Shame” is a web-based support group offering support and resources to pregnant women and moms with eating disorders.
- MC3 – Psychopharmacology Cards
- Mindful Mama Podcast – Mindful Mama is a podcast hosted by Hunter Clarke-Fields. Our Mindful Mama mentor shares inspiration, interviews, and other content about becoming a less irritable, more joyful parent.
For fathers:
- Postpartum Men – Website aimed at helping and supporting men who are affected by postpartum depression, either directly or through supporting a partner.
- Postpartum Dads – This website is intended to help dads and families by providing firsthand information and guidance through the experience of PPD.
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse for Dads
- The National Center for Fathering
- Head Start Early Learning & Knowledge Center – Family and Father Engagement
- MC3 – Focus on Fathers: Paternal Depression and Anxiety in the Perinatal Period – featuring Dr. Lopez
- Michigan Medicine – Fatherhood Resources
- Mind the Bump – A free Mindfulness Meditation App to help individuals and couples support their mental and emotional wellbeing in preparation for having a baby and becoming a new parent.
- Headspace – A collection of meditation, sleep, and movement exercises designed to help you keep a strong and healthy mind.
- MyLife – Slay your stress, get more sleep or find your calm, with short mindfulness activities tuned to your emotions.
- MoodGym – MoodGym is like an interactive self-help book which helps you to learn and practise skills which can help to prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- myCompass – A personalized self-help tool for your mental health.
- Calm App – Meditations and Calming Exercises
- Yoga with Adriene – Prenatal Yoga